Today in the news: Elizabeth Smart's kidnapper gets life in prison

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May 27, 2011 at 12:01 AMMay 27, 2011 at 4:57 PM

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Ed Schultz was suspended from his MSNBC progressive talk show, “The Ed Show,” for one week without pay Wednesday for calling political commentator Laura Ingraham an inappropriate word on his radio show. Schultz has since apologized on air, and in a tweet, Ingraham accepted his apology.

Quote of note

“I want you to know that I have a wonderful life now … No matter what you do, you will never affect me again.” – Elizabeth Smart to Brian David Mitchell in court today. Mitchell was convicted of kidnapping and raping 14-year-old Smart nine years ago, and today he was sentenced to life in prison without parole.

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